Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-27
N 4 N0NOP0LY'S GRIP
WHERE NAVAL STORES PRO
DTCERS IRE GETTING.

the FACTORS and GSt Control Of the
Msrket- What the Gigantic Corpora
ton IL Doing I'm the South.
Soon after the agitation Of tie CO.
operative movement was started among
the Georgia producers Of naval stores
the Savannah factors declared that the
Standard on Company was at the bottom
of it. That corporation, as is well known,
is the most gigantic monopoly in the
United states. controlling almost aoso-
Iutely the entire petroleum refining and
shipping trade OF this country. 1t has
the reputation too OF being the greediest
and most selfish Of mouopolies.
The oompany's operations, however,
are not coodned to petroleum. and for
some wears IT has been handlinS a con-
siderable amount of spirits Of turpentine
annually. It's tank cars in winch the
petroleum is brought South are just suited
TO carrying back turpentine, and II buys
largely every season for shipment W est.
THE STANDARD IN THE SOUTH.
few years back the company, or
branch OF 1t. started factors business in
Alabama and the factors asserted that
the Standard hurt the business IN tnat
territory. After losing 100000 by adj
Vancing 70 manufacturers, tue company
gave up lis factorage business and has
since confined itself exclusively 70 max
Ing purchases.
The Savannah factors felt no little
alarm when it was suggested that the
Standard tad come into their territory
Speaking upon the subject a day or two
ago Mr.. j. +. Williams, one Of the largest
factors IN the State, said that he became
convinced two months ago that the com
pany WAS trying to get mold IN this
market. lie had little DOUBT, he lema Sed,
that the cooperative movement Gr IL
mated with the Standard on Company,
but if it had not been instIgated by that
corporation Ii had certainly received en-
couragement and suggestions from thai
source.
ovKRTUREs TO PRODUCERS.
AS substantiatinx that statement Mr..
Williams alluded TO the second meeting
OF the manufacturers, held al the Mar
shall House in TINS city, Nov. II. There
were present at tbat meeting three repre-
sentatIyes of the Standard OH COMPANY,
or, as some 81 hem registered, OF the
Chess-Carl Com oany,W hlch is the same
thing, the hitter having been absorbed by
the former. Il Is Mr.. Williams belief
that those agents of the Standard made or
were r. adv 10 make oVertures 10 some OF
the members OF the association.
An effort was made al that meeting TO
form a cooperative association among
the manufacturers. The Standard hav-
ing been burned once ny advancing money
TO the producers WAS very wary with its
paw, and the plan suggested was for each
producer 20 subscribe To a certain amount
OF stock. The weli-lO-dO prOdu Wou Il.
therefore, furnish the money for carrying
on their O~n business. A house was /
be opened in Savannah, and that house
was To handle the naval stores manufac-
eured By is m ambers.
DEAL WITH TIE PRODUCERS.
1t was the intention OF tue standard,
hr. Williams thinks. TO deaf with the CO.
operative Association and gradua iy try
10 run out the factors now doing business
here, when il would secure c0utrO OF the
association ard monopolize tpe business
Mr.. john W. Hunt. whose house, Pea
cock, Hunt & Co., is probably the largest
factur Of naval stores Ia the world. stated
that ever since Nov. 10 last he has be.
lieved that the standard was using the
manufacturers to f2ht the factors. The
Standard wants to get a hold on The bust
ness here IN Savannah, he SAID, the larry
est turpentiue and rosin market in the
world. There are less tnan duz Il factors
in the Slale who are he 9
and at Brunswick, and the
Standards move was to proyoKe
friction between the producers and tie
factors. To help that on Mr. Page. .le
Standards agent at Louisville. r.. came
all the way TO Savannah To alteHd the
first Marshsll House meetsag. he aud
Mr.. Stone. the Macon representative OF
4 the corpQratsop. wrrs present at tina
meeting BY fn~gatfon OF some OF the
must active membe 5. while factors and
known rep'esen at,ves OF factors wer,
given " L derstard tbat their presence
ION The floor was not desired.
AN UNDERSTANDING HINTED AT.
Mr.. Hunt recall ed the act that Mr..
Pare rad what were seemingly very u.
1dential conferences with Mr.. Carey
Townsend who was ut that mpetinL
elected Secretary OF the Manufacturers
Protective Association, aud with Mr..
Brantley, who vas chairman OF thar
meeting, and who is now he Vice Presi.
deaf oil the association. Upon the failure
OF the co-operatlve scheme Nr. Hunt saws
that the Standard made "a proposition 10
Ivy direct from the manufacturers a
their stlls. Mr.. Williams Lad stated
that 1t - med TO be toe compauy's pur-
pose TO divert all OF the trade uOss bic
IRON eaNauuah. and Mr. Hunt was OF the
same opinion. Every CATION would b
taken from savannah and Brunswick ID
possible, they "a q, aud hauied in lite
Standards tank cars over the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia,
and It's own line, the ClGctUuati south.
erB, TO the West and NoItL. While the
Standard might possibly pay a cent or
TWO more al the sti Is at the start, vet #
IL should succeed IN driving the factors
out VI business the manufacturers would
he left ia The grip Of m0nopOlistic cor
poration.
BENEFITS TO PRODUCERS.
A. matter Of iact. though. MI. Hunt
taid he would not cOucede tuat the pro
Queer gets any more from the Standard
than trum the factors. Tne grades are an
marked down, aud the operator does not
in reality get as much as ne would in
Savannah.
The general opinion OF :ho factors
seems 10 BE mat the Standard has been
playing the manufacturers. They nave
all along declared tBst they believed that
some Of the most active members Of the
association were in the confidence OF the
Standard. Fer three days past IL has
been reported tbat Mr.. Townsend VIII
Boon go into the employ OF that corpora
ton.
Mr., TOWNSEND TALKS.
To a MORNING NEWS reporter, who
asked him n there was any truth in the
report. Mr.. Townsend sad:
II have accepted position with the
Standard Oil Company TO develop its
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